Question on William Harris (abt.1656-)

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Regarding William Harris? I'm trying to go back as far as i can do do my fathers family tree. My father keeps referring to my grandfathers Scottish roots but i can only see English descendants 

WikiTree profile: William Harris
in Genealogy Help by Graham Harris G2G Crew (310 points)
retagged by Ellen Smith
Hi,

I found a William Harris on FamilySearch that might meet your request. Father is James Harris.  https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWNQ-JXH?cid=fs_copy

There is also another William Harris from Probus, Cornwall, England, who was baptised in 1653, on Ancestry.com. Father is Martin Harris.

Neither shows a Scottish connection around that time. The Scottish connection could be further in the past.

Both of these Williams are in my family tree but I have not investigated either of them.

(I probably have 50 or more William Harris(es) in my family tree)

My great grandmother was a Harris. DNA shows I'm 20% Scottish, which was a surprise.

Good luck exploring,

Jan Elias
You might want to research the Celtic Tribes of Britain.  Your Harris family's location and the Tribe they could have been part of might provide a clue.

2 Answers

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I see you have just joined as a guest member. welcome!

Perhaps the best thing you can do is to become a full member of WikiTree, and start adding, with sourcing, what you know or can find out about your ancestry, and see where that takes you.

Does your grandfather have a WikiTree profile yet? If not, you can create one if you upgrade your membership from being just a guest member.
by Michael Cayley G2G6 Pilot (313k points)
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Hi!

I have a William Harris b.1670 on my ancestry tree, with father, Edward Garrus Herries.

Have you checked the name variants for Herries?
by Janet Costa G2G5 (5.8k points)

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